Driving into work one morning, I heard a promo for a weekend radio show about gardening. The host gave a couple of teasers about growing tomatoes: the importance of fertilizing the soil and removing the suckers. The conclusion was simple; the more time you invest in gardening, the better the results will be. It got … Continue reading Leadership is Like Growing Tomatoes
True story: Before Sir Edmund Hillary, a man named Mallory assembled a team of climbers to conquer Mount Everest. The first expedition failed. The second one failed. On the third attempt, after careful planning with the best of the best, Mallory and most of his men perished due to an avalanche. The few who survived … Continue reading Tough Times Never Last, but Tough People Always Do
Know who you are by becoming self-aware, invest in yourself, and then pour in to others. https://youtu.be/K9vFWA1rnWc
People in positions of leadership need some basic things in order to create a team that consistently performs. The most important of those is the right people. Give me a team of farmers, and we can accomplish anything. https://youtu.be/ZRDaPEaDJ7E
True Leaders live by a code. I think this could be it: People are unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered, LOVE THEM ANYWAY If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives, DO GOOD ANYWAY If you are successful, you win false friends and true enemies, SUCCEED ANYWAY The good you do will be … Continue reading The Paradoxical Commandments
